IE · 2016 · tessi010

At-risk-of-poverty rate by sex

Ireland, 2016

At-risk-of-poverty rate by sex
50.4
Ireland, 2016
▲ 3.7% vs 2015 (48.6)
Analysis

In 2016, Ireland's at-risk-of-poverty rate by sex increased by 3.7% compared to 2015, reaching 50.4.

Ireland accounts for 96.0% of the EU-27 total of 52.5.

Ireland ranks 12th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 10.5% (from 45.6 in 2011).

Source: Eurostat dataset tessi010, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.

Rank in EU-27 · 2016
#12 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2016
96.0%
EU-27: 52.5
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
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